Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas — Textron Systems Advanced Information Solutions, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today the release of the new version of its iCommand® integrated command suite, iCommand 2.5. iCommand 2.5 collates and collapses previously disparate data and systems onto a single pane of glass and adds mission
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced the successful results of the first SpaceNet Challenge and the next phase of the initiative. SpaceNet is a forward-leaning collaboration between DigitalGlobe, CosmiQ Works, and NVIDIA, which consists of an online repository of freely available satellite imagery,
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
PCI Geomatics, a world leading developer of remote sensing and photogrammetric software and systems, announced today it will be collaborating closely with Deimos Imaging to support the PanGeo Alliance. Deimos Imaging is a founding member of the PanGeo Alliance, which is the first global alliance of Earth Observation sensors operators. The PanGeo Alliance is made
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
SEATTLE, Wash. — LizardTech®, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, has received Certificates of Networthiness (CoN) for GeoExpress® 9.x and Express Server® 9.x from the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM). The CoN signifies that GeoExpress and Express Server are configured to the current Army Golden Master (AGM) baseline
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
Today, the City of Long Beach launched DataLB, the City’s new Open Data Portal. This new portal is designed to implement modern Citywide practices for sharing data with the public, staff, and policy makers as outlined in the Open Data Policy, adopted by the City Council on December 20, 2016. “Long Beach’s DataLB portal is
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
As part of the UK Space Agency’s recently launched International Partnership Programme (IPP) and its related Forests 2020 project, the agency awarded a contract worth more than £14 million to sustainability software and data company Ecometrica. The Forests 2020 project is expected to help countries improve management and protection across 300 million hectares of
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) today became Hexagon US Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure serving the U.S. federal government market. The new name allows the company to more closely identify with a global technology leader and better offer Hexagon family best-of-class technology directly to U.S. government customers. “Six years
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Des Plaines — This year, the theme is disaster response. The challenge is to develop a map which shows us how GIS could be, or has been used in a disaster response scenario, either real or imagined. Maps could show disaster preparation; use of GIS during a disaster to manage emergencies, people, supplies, etc.; or
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
LAS VEGAS — FLYPRO, a global pioneer and leader in the intelligent sports drone industry, returned to CES this year, on the back of the firm’s success at the annual global technology event in 2016. CES 2017, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, opened its doors to the public on the morning of
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
HUNT VALLEY, Md. — Textron Systems Support Solutions, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) business, announced today that it has been awarded a $206 million contract from the U.S. Army for Shadow® Tactical Aircraft System (TUAS) Contractor Logistics Support (CLS). CLS efforts include Systems Sustainment Management, Engineering Support, Contractor Logistics Support Management, Field Service Operations, Depot
